Poetry Terms Flashcards
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Couplet
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a set of 2 lines in a poem
Ex. Orchid flower on the pot
Rainy summer not so hot
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Stanza
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Groups of lines in a poem(like a paragraph)
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Quatrain
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A set of 4 lines in a poem Ex. Trapped within a have of fear, The Lord of Lies does appear Clouded by so much that's wrong, Truth gets twisted by his song.
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Rhythm
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The pattern created by the stressed and unstressed syllables of words.
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Rhyme
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A repetition of identical or similar sounds.
Identical- cat, hat, mat
Similar- ear, air
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Rhyme scheme
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A pattern of end rhymes; labeled using letters (a b a b) My cat is nice. A My cat like mice. B My cat is fat. A I like my cat. B
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Figurative Lanuguage
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Language that is not meant to be interpreted literally
Ex. Metaphor and personification
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Assonance
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Repetition of the vowel sounds
Ex. Child of silence
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Consonance
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Repetition of constant sounds in nearby words with different vowels.
Ex. Give and love
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Paradox
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A statement that seems contradictory but actually may be true
Ex. Nobody goes to the restaurant because its too crowded
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These are found in poetry
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- alliteration
- personification
- simile
- metaphor
- onomatopoeia
- imagery
